What can one tree do? Iceland’s luthier Hans Johannsson has created his first quartet of matching instruments from the same tree.
Each instrument is named after the elements- Earth, Air, Fire, Water.
Come hear these powerful voices speak for the first time as one in this concert by Iceland and U.S. based QuartetES. Program: Schubert’s Quartettsatz, Selected Folksongs in Counterpoint by Florence Price, Quartet No. 11 “Northern Lights” by Elena Ruehr, and Dvorak’s “American” Quartet Op. 96.
QuartetES:
Anton Miller and Ertan Torgul, violins
Rita Porfiris, viola
Jennifer Kloetzel, cello
Sarah Gibson’s “Carry” for solo cello-Open Dress Rehearsal (New Haven, CT)
East Coast Premiere of Sarah Gibson’s “Carry” (for solo cello)-New Haven, CT
“Mission by Candlelight” solo cello Mission: Bach performance at Old Mission Santa Barbara
Recital with Allegra Chapman for Berkeley Chamber Performances (Lafayette)
Recital with Allegra Chapman for Berkeley Chamber Performances (Berkeley)
QuartetES on Brownville Concert Series (NE)
Sarah Gibson’s “Carry” for solo cello-Open Dress Rehearsal (New Haven, CT)
East Coast Premiere of Sarah Gibson’s “Carry” (for solo cello)-New Haven, CT
“Mission by Candlelight” solo cello Mission: Bach performance at Old Mission Santa Barbara
Recital with Allegra Chapman for Berkeley Chamber Performances (Lafayette)
Recital with Allegra Chapman for Berkeley Chamber Performances (Berkeley)
QuartetES on Brownville Concert Series (NE)
"Her energy, ceaseless intellectual curiosity and virtuosic command of the instrument unite in exceptional musicianship, making her truly a hero of the cello..."